| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,775,000
1,675,000
|
1,675,000 |
|
|
2,520,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
1,910,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
1,565,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
1,490,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
925,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
870,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
645,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
565,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
2012 World Series of Poker
Players are on a short break in preparation for the "official" final table. The tournament director is about to introduce our final nine combatants. Cards will be back in the air shortly.
Ryan Hughes opened with a raise to 65,000 and received four callers to the flop.
The dealer produced a flop of 

and two checks came to Sylvain Gonon who bet out 175,000. Neil Willerson called and the rest of the table folded. The two went heads up to the
turn. Gonon moved a large stack of green t25,000 chips into the center for a bet totaling 500,000.
Willerson contemplated for a moment before moving a stack of green chips of his own into the middle for a call. The river was the
and Gonon checked. Willerson announced that he was all in a Gonon snap-called. Willerson showed 
for the nuts and a frustrated Gonon threw his
{8h across the table. Gonon's flopped set was defeated by Willerson's flush and he was sent to the rail. Willerson's stack is now sitting at about 3,800,000 in chips.
Gonon's elimination has now set in motion the final table of this World Series of Poker event.
Since our remaining 10 players have been relocated to a final table, the action has been rather slow with most pots ending in "raise-it-and-take-it" preflop. Stay tuned as the action is bound to pick up soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
800,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
700,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
600,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |
|
|
||
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hai Chu |
| 2 | Ryan Hughes |
| 3 | Sylvain Gonon |
| 4 | Bryan Piccioli |
| 5 | Vladimir Mefodichev |
| 6 | Neil Willerson |
| 7 | Randy Ashe |
| 8 | Zachary Humphrey |
| 9 | Matthew Graham |
| 10 | Hugh Henderson |
Peter Kamaras opened to 70,000 from under-the-gun and action folded around to Neil Willerson on the button, who three-bet to 200,000 and change. Action folded back around to Kamaras, who announced he was all in for about 700,000 total. Willerson quickly called to put Kamaras at risk.
Kamaras: 

Willerson: 

The 



board was of no help to Kamaras and he was eliminated just shy of a final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Sylvain Gonon opened to 65,000 and Randy Ashe called from the small blind. The flop was 

and Ashe checked. Gonon continued for 80,000 and Ashe called.
Fourth street was the
and Ashe checked a second time. Gonon bet out 150,000 and Ashe called once again. When the
paired the board on the river, Ashe led out for 200,000. Gonon announced a call.
"You're good, man," said Ashe. Gonon showed 
for a pair of deuces and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
975,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Tournament staff is now coloring up and racing off the yellow t1,000 chips.